Articles in this list are journal publications other than the RERF Reports or the Commentary and Review Series.

Key to Abbreviations Used for Language

J: Document published in Japanese

E: Document published in English

Ab: Abstract provided in second language or only an abstract, as opposed to a full paper, is available.

Diabetes, body mass index and the excess risk of coronary heart disease, ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke in the Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration
Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration (RERF: Nakachi K)
Prev Med 2012; 54(1):38-41
Bib#: 3979 Language: E

Body mass, tobacco smoking, alcohol drinking and risk of cancer of the small intestine―A pooled analysis of over 500,000 subjects in the Asia Cohort Consortium
Boffetta P et al. (RERF: Grant EJ, Ozasa K)
Ann Oncol 2012 (July); 23(7):1894-8
Bib#: 3993 Language: E

Ethnic difference of clinical vertebral fracture risk
Bow CH, Cheung E, Cheung CL, Xiao SM, Loong C, Soong C, Tan KC, Luckey MM, Cauley JA, Fujiwara S, Kung AW
Osteoporos Int 2012 (March); 23(3):879-85
Bib#: 4105 Language: E

Reproductive status at first diagnosis influences risk of radiation-induced second primary contralateral breast cancer in the WECARE Study
Brooks JD, et al., WECARE Collaborative Group (RERF: Shore RE)
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2012 (November); 84(4):917-24
Bib#: 4079 Language: E

Variants in activators and downstream targets of ATM, radiation exposure, and contralateral breast cancer risk in the WECARE Study
Brooks JD, Teraoka SN, Reiner AS, Satagopan JM, Bernstein L, Thomas DC, Capanu M, Stovall M, Smith SA, Wei S, Shore RE, Boice JD Jr, Lynch CF, Mellemkjaer L, Malone KE, Liang X; Wecare Study Collaborative Group, Haile RW, Concannon P, Bernstein JL
Hum Mutat 2012 (January); 33(1):158-64
Bib#: 4080 Language: E

Commentary on “Development of a prediction model for 10-year risk of hepatocellular carcinoma: The Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study Cohort II” by Michikawa et al.
Cologne JB
Prev Med 2012 (August); 55(2):144-5
Bib#: 3938 Language: E

In memoriam–Seymour Jablon (June 2, 1918-April 9, 2012)
Douple EB, Boice JD
Radiat Res 2012; 178(3):246-7
Bib#: 3956 Language: E

Challenging the effectiveness of green tea in primary and tertiary cancer prevention
Fujiki H, Imai K, Nakachi K, Shimizu M, Moriwaki H, Suganuma M
J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2012 (August); 138(8):1259-70
Bib#: 3949 Language: E

A case of compressive optic neuropathy putatively caused by IgG4-related idiopathic orbital inflammation
Haraguchi A, Ando T, Ueki I, Horie I, Imaizumi M, Usa T, Yamasaki S, Origuchi Tomoki Kawakami A
Acta Med Nagasaki 2012 (April); 57(1):29-32
Bib#: 4073 Language: E

Hepatitis B virus-specific miRNAs and Argonaute2 play a role in the viral life cycle
Hayes CN, Akamatsu S, Tsuge M, Miki D, Akiyama R, Abe H, Ochi H, Hiraga N, Imamura M, Takahashi S, Aikata H, Kawaoka T, Kawakami Y, Ohishi W, Chayama K
PLoS ONE 2012 (October); 7(10):e47490
Bib#: 4068 Language: E

Radiation effects on thyroid: What have been learned from the atomic bomb radiation and Chernobyl accident
Imaizumi M
Proceedings of the FY2011 Radiation Epidemiology Research Meeting. Tokyo: Radiation Effects Association; 2012. pp 6-8
Bib#: 3966 Language: J

Radiation and thyroid diseases–Knowledge of atomic-bomb survivors
Imaizumi M
Saishin Igaku [Mod Med] 2012; Extra Issue:235-41
Bib#: 3980 Language: J

Atomic-bombing and thyroid
Imaizumi M
Nihon Kojosen Gakkai Zasshi [J Jpn Thyroid Assoc] 2012 (April); 3(1):34-7
Bib#: 4081 Language: E

Breast cancer risk in atomic bomb survivors from multi-model inference with incidence data 1958-1998
Kaiser JC, Jacob P, Meckbach R, Cullings HM
Radiat Environ Biophys 2012 (March); 51(1):1-14
Bib#: 4071 Language: E

Centered parameterizations and dependence limitationsin Markov random fieldmodels
Kaiser MS, Caragea PC, Furukawa K
J Stat Plan Inference 2012 (July); 142(7):1855-63
Bib#: 4082 Language: E

RERF databases and implications for future studies
Katayama H
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2012 (October); 151(4):677-81
Bib#: 3944 Language: E

Radiation health effects: radiation and cancer risk in atomic bomb survivors
Kodama K
Med Sci Dig 2012; 38(13):20-3
Bib#: 3961 Language: J

Radiation effects on cancer risks in the Life Span Study cohort
Kodama K, Ozasa K, Katayama H, Shore RE, Okubo T
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2012 (October); 151:674-6
Bib#: 3945 Language: E

Radiation and cancer risk in atomic-bomb survivors
Kodama K, Ozasa K, Okubo T
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2012 (March); 32(1):N51-4 (Special section: Selected articles from Proceedings of the International Expert Symposium in Fukushima: Radiation and Health Risks, 11?12 September 2011)
Bib#: 3923 Language: E

International workshop: Radiation effects on mutation in somatic and germline stem cells
Kodama Y, Noda A, Booth C, Breault D, Suda T, Hendry J, Shinohara T, Rube C, Nishimura EK, Mitani H, Nakamura N, Niwa O
Int J Radiat Biol 2012 (June); 88(6):501-6
Bib#: 3946 Language: E

Comparison by bombing status and changes of cancer incidence among the A-bomb survivors in Nagasaki City (1970-2007)
Kondo H, Soda M, Mine M, Yokota K
Nagasaki Igakkai Zasshi [Nagasaki Med J] 2012; 87(Special issue):191-4 (Proceedings of the 53rd Late A-bomb Effects Research Meeting, 2012)
Bib#: 3978 Language: J

Effects of atomic-bomb radiation on human immune responses. Report 26: Dose-dependent increases in percentages of both Th1 and Th2 cells in the peripheral blood lymphocyte population
Kusunoki Y, Yoshida K, Kubo Y, Yamaoka M, Kajimura J, Hayashi T, Nakashima E, Ohishi W, Fujiwara S, Hakoda M, Akahoshi M
Nagasaki Igakkai Zasshi [Nagasaki Med J] 2012; 87(Special issue):265-8 (Proceedings of the 53rd Late A-bomb Effects Research Meeting, 2012)
Bib#: 3976 Language: J

Serum PAI-1 is a novel predictor for response to pegylated interferon-alpha-2b plus ribavirin therapy in chronic hepatitis C virus infection
Miki D, Ohishi W, Ochi H, Hayes CN, Abe H, Tsuge M, Imamura M, Kamatani N, Nakamura Y, Chayama K
J Viral Hepat 2012 (February); 19(2):e126-33
Bib#: 3996 Language: E

Relation between serum total cholesterol level and cardiovascular disease stratified by sex and age Group: A pooled analysis of 65594 individuals from 10 cohort studies in Japan
Nagasawa SY, Okamura T, Iso H, Tamakoshi A, Yamada M, Watanabe M, Murakami Y, Miura K, Ueshima H; Evidence for Cardiovascular Prevention from Observational Cohorts in Japan (EPOCH-JAPAN) Research Group
J Am Heart Assoc 2012 (October); 1(5):e001974
Bib#: 4083 Language: E

Influence of smoking combined with another risk factor on the risk of mortality from coronary heart disease and stroke: Pooled analysis of 10 Japanese cohort studies
Nakamura K, Nakagawa H, Sakurai M, Murakami Y, Irie F, Fujiyoshi A, Okamura T, Miura K, Ueshima H; The EPOCH-JAPAN Research Group (RERF: Yamada M)
Cerebrovasc Dis 2012 (May); 33(5):480-91
Bib#: 4106 Language: E

Genetic effects of radiation
Nakamura N
Nippon Rinsho [Jpn J Clin Med] 2012 (March); 70(3):457-60
Bib#: 3915 Language: J

Is it true that radiation-associated risks are higher following irradiation of fetuses as compared with children?
Nakamura N, Nakano M, Hamasaki K, Ohtaki K, Sakata R, Sugiyama H, Noda A, Kodama Y
Hoshasen Seibutsu Kenkyu [Radiat Biol Res Commun] 2012; 47(3):272-86
Bib#: 3962 Language: J

Cataract: Based on A-bomb survivor studies
Neriishi K
Nippon Rinsho [Jpn J Clin Med] 2012 (March); 70(3):441-5
Bib#: 3926 Language: J

Radiation effects on pregnant women, fetuses, and children
Neriishi K, Monzen Y, Okamoto N
Nippon Rinsho [Jpn J Clin Med] 2012 (March); 70(3):451-6
Bib#: 3927 Language: J

Revisiting mutation rate calculations
Noda A, Nakamura N
Hoshasen Seibutsu Kenkyu [Radiat Biol Res Commun] 2012 (March); 47(1):1-7
Bib#: 3939 Language: J

Risk factors for non-B, C hepatocellular carcinoma
Ohishi W, Chayama K
Rinsho Shokaki Naika [Clin Gastroenterol] 2012 (May); 27(5):587-93
Bib#: 3995 Language: J

Long-term epidemiological studies of atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Study populations, dosimetry and summary of health effects
Okubo T
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2012; 151(4):671-3
Bib#: 3957 Language: E

Obituary: Itsuzo Shigematsu
Okubo T
J Radiol Prot 2012 (September); 32(3):359
Bib#: 3951 Language: E

Report of Atomic Bomb Disease Research Project
Okubo T, ed.
MHLW Grants: FY2011 Report 2012. 92 p
Bib#: 3954 Language: J

Occupational health and rehabilitation
Okubo T
Jpn J Rehabil Med 2012; 49(10):667-9
Bib#: 4084 Language: J

Neuroticism and extraversion personality traits, health behaviours, and subjective well-being: the Fukuoka Study (Japan)
Otonari J, Nagano J, Morita M, Budhathoki S, Tashiro N, Toyomura K, Kono S, Imai K, Ohnaka K, Takayanagi R
Qual Life Res 2012 (December); 21(10):1847-55
Bib#: 3936 Language: E

Association between radiation exposure and non-cancer disease death in the atomic-bomb survivors
Ozasa K
Hoshasen Bogo Bunkakaishi [Jpn Soc Radiol Technol] 2012; No. 35:27-30
Bib#: 3969 Language: J

Cohort studies of the atomic bomb survivors at the Radiation Effects Research Foundation
Ozasa K
Nippon Rinsho [Jpn J Clin Med] 2012 (March); 70(3):399-404
Bib#: 3916 Language: J

Effects of atomic-bomb radiation on children
Ozasa K
Child Health 2012 (September); 15:14-7
Bib#: 3948 Language: J

Health effects of atomic-bomb radiation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Ozasa K
Nogyo to Keizai [Agriculture & Economics] 2012 (January); 78(1):53-60
Bib#: 3904 Language: J

Late health effects of radiation among the atomic-bomb survivors
Ozasa K
Nagasaki Igakkai Zasshi [Nagasaki Med J] 2012; 87(Special issue):157-60 (Proceedings of the 53rd Late A-bomb Effects Research Meeting, 2012)
Bib#: 3977 Language: J

Radiation effects at low-dose levels and effects of age at bombing among the atomic-bomb survivors
Ozasa K
Proceedings of the FY2011 Radiation Epidemiology Research Meeting. Tokyo: Radiation Effects Association; 2012. pp 4-5
Bib#: 3965 Language: J

Age-period-cohort analysis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease mortality in Japan, 1950-2004
Pham TM, Ozasa K, Kubo T, Fujino T, Sakata R, Grant EJ, Matsuda S, Yoshimura T
J Epidemiol 2012 (March); 22(4):302-7
Bib#: 4085 Language: E

Cancer mortality following radiotherapy for benign gynecologic disorders
Sakata R, Kleinerman RA, Mabuchi K, Stovall M, Smith SA, Weathers R, Wactawski-Wende J, Cookfair DL, Boice JD, Jr., Inskip PD
Radiat Res 2012; 178(3):266-79
Bib#: 3955 Language: E

Recent RERF epidemiological studies of an atomic bomb (A-bomb) survivor cohort: Early onset of menopause observed among A-bomb survivor females
Sakata R, Shimizu Y, Soda M, Grant EJ, Sugiyama H, Pham TM, Hsu WL, Suyama A, Ozasa K
Nakashima M, et al., eds. A New Challenge of Radiation Health Risk Management. Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium of Nagasaki University Global COE Program “Global Strategic Center for Radiation Health Risk Control.” Nagasaki: Nagasaki Newspaper Publish; 2012 (March). pp 145-9
Bib#: 3929 Language: E

A modified system for analyzing ionizing radiation-induced chromosome abnormalities
Shi L, Fujioka K, Sun J, Kinomura A, Inaba T, Ikura T, Ohtaki M, Yoshida M, Kodama Y, Livingston GK, Kamiya K, Tashiro S
Radiat Res 2012 (May); 177:533-8
Bib#: 3930 Language: E

Recent findings by the Radiation Effects Research Foundation on the health of atomic bomb survivors and their offspring
Shore RE, Ozasa K, Suyama A, Fujiwara S, Akahoshi M, Cullings HM, Kodama Y, Kodaira M, Hayashi T, Hamatani K
Nakashima M, et al., eds. A New Challenge of Radiation Health Risk Management. Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium of Nagasaki University Global COE Program “Global Strategic Center for Radiation Health Risk Control.” Nagasaki: Nagasaki Newspaper Publish; 2012 (March). pp 27-33
Bib#: 3922 Language: E

Childhood cancer incidence and circumstances regarding diagnosis and treatment in Hiroshima Prefecture, 2004-2008
Sugiyama H, Ozasa K, Tanaka J, Kakehashi M, Tsunematsu M, Takeda N, Arita K, Kamada N
Hiroshima Igaku [J Hiroshima Med Assoc] 2012; 65(11):685-95
Bib#: 3967 Language: J

EGFR somatic mutations in lung tumors: Radon exposure and passive smoking in former- and never-smoking U.S. women
Taga M, Mechanic LE, Hagiwara N, Vahakangas KH, Bennett WP, Alavanja MCR, Welsh JA, Khan MA, Lee A, Diasio R, Edell E, Bungum A, Jang JS, Yang P, Jen J, Harris CC
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2012; 21(6):988-92
Bib#: 3963 Language: E

Hiroshima International Council for Health Care of the radiation-exposed activity report of medical team dispatched to Fukushima prefecture
Tanakamaru Y, Kurisu T, Suga S, Ishizaki Y, Urushihara M, Yamawaki A
Hiroshima Igaku [J Hiroshima Med Assoc] 2012 (April); 65(4):343-7
Bib#: 4166 Language: J

Global information dissemination from RERF
Teramoto T
Hiroshima Igaku [J Hiroshima Med Assoc] 2012 (April); 65(4):242-3
Bib#: 4165 Language: J

Report on the results of the eighteenth medical examination of atomic bomb survivors resident in North America
Usui S, Matsumura M, Yanagida J, Suyama A, Tatsukawa Y, Inoue N, Kidani Y, Egawa M, Kubota M, Nakahara H, Tsumura H, Okada T, Ishida K, Tojo T, Mukai M, Nakamoto K, Kotajima Y, Shinoda H, Fukuhara M, Kouno N, Yamaguchi N, Mori H
Hiroshima Igaku [J Hiroshima Med Assoc] 2012 (May); 65:357-82
Bib#: 3931 Language: J

A pooled analysis of thyroid cancer incidence following radiotherapy
Veiga LH, Lubin JH, Anderson H, de Vathaire F, Tucker M, Bhatti P, Schneider A, Johansson R, Inskip P, Kleinerman R, Shore RE, Pottern L, Holmberg E, Hawkins MM, Adams MJ, Sadetzki S, Lundell M, Sakata R, Damber L, Neta G, Ron E
Radiat Res 2012 (October); 178(4):365-76
Bib#: 4067 Language: E

Higher cell stiffness indicating lower metastatic potential in B16 melanoma cell variants and in (-)-epigallocatechin gallate-treated cells
Watanabe T, Kuramochi H, Takahashi A, Imai K, Katsuta N, Nakayama T, Fujiki H, Suganuma M
J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2012 (May); 138(5):859-66
Bib#: 3935 Language: E

Epidemiological study on dementia–Follow up study among atomic bomb survivors
Yamada M
Ronenki Ninchisho Kenkyukai Shi [Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Japanese Research Group on Senile Dementia] 2012 (August); 19(3):73-5
Bib#: 3943 Language: J

Study protocol for the Fukushima health management survey
Yasumura S, Hosoya M, Yamashita S, Kamiya K, Abe M, Akashi M, Kodama K, Ozasa K, for the Fukushima Health Management Survey Group
J Epidemiol 2012; 22(5):375-83
Bib#: 3960 Language: E

Aid for evacuees to Yamagata prefecture due to the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident
Yamasaki K, Takahashi N
Hiroshima Igaku [J Hiroshima Med Assoc] 2012 (April); 65(4):348-50
Bib#: 4167 Language: J